The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-10-08
THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION.

THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION.
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grow in interest with your missionary
work? Again we enter an earnest plea for
a Sunday-school committee from this
Convention.
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. M. r. M. WALLACE, Pres.
Report of Committee on Reports.
Your Committee to whom we're referr-
ed the reports of the State 5uperintend-
emit and Executive Committee, would re-
spectfully report, that they have examin-
ed these reports and find them to con-
tain an exhaustive account of the work
done in the name of the Convention
during the last year, and many valuable
suggestions for the future. The Com
mittee desire to express their high ap.
probation of the services of the Executive
Board, and Of the ability and faithful
devotion to our cause which have marked
the labors Of our State Superintendent.
We would recommend the hearty ap-
proval of their acts during the past year,
by the Convention.
The work that has been accomplished
in the last year, seems to show most
conclusively, the large results that can
be obtained from even small sacrifice;
and calls for increased devotion and larger
sacrifice in the future. With our increas-
ing opportunities we must be prepared
to devote more labor and more money
to the extension of our church work.
In order to carry out the Recommended
tions Of the report before Us We would
advise the adoption Of the following:
Resolued, ~ That the general plan of
work pursued by the Trustees heretofore, of
concentrating the efforts for church extern
sion at those points that give the largest
promise of permanent results, and persist
ence therein until such results are achieved,
be approved; that the plan of raising funds
by parish and individual contributions be
continued for another year; and that the pas
tors and delegates present be requested to
present the claims of the Convention to their
respective churches.
(2) That this Convention approve of the
recommendation of the Superintendent to
increase the Permanent Fund, and that the
Executive Committee be requested to take
such steps as may be needed to increase this
during the year.
(3) That the Executive Committee be au-
thorized to render as much aid to the Spring
field parish as the resources of the Conven-
ton and the needs of other important points
may allow.
az That we regard Woodlawn Park as a
most promising point for a new church, and
that it should be occupied at once. That the
care of the missionary enterprise at this
point be assigned to the u. w. A. A., should
they be willing to accept it. Should they not
do so, we would urge upon our churches and
members that they promptly place at the
disposal of the Executive Committee sufi-
oient amount to enable them to supply the
needs of this important point.
(5) That the aid rendered to any society
be given with the distinct understanding that
the society aided must do all in its own
power to assist itself, as has been the policy
heretofore pursued.
(6) That the State Superintendent be in
structed to prepare a list of the Universalist
families in the State, who are located at
points where we have'no church, and report
the same to the Secretary, who shall enter
their names on the records of the Convention.
That the Secretary be instructed to mail to
each annually a notice of the meeting of the
Convention, with a request for a contribu-
ton to its funds, and report the names and
contributions to the Convention. That our
settled pastors be requested to aid the Super
intendent in this work, and to gather as
many of these scattered believers into their
respective churches as possible.
Cd That the thanks of the Convention are
due to those of the clergy who so ably aided
by their labors in the missionary work of the
last year, and the results obtained lead us to
hope that these efforts will be continued.
(s) That the recommendation of the Su-
perintendent in regard to dead and dying
churches be endorsed, and that he be in
structed to carry out the suggestions made
in his report as fast as the exigencies of the
work will allow, and that the Executive Com
mittee be directed to take measures to or
ganize a Convention Church, of which the
State Superintendent shall be pastor, and all
such persons be invited to join such church.
1t was voted that the above report be
considered section by section; or resolu-
ton by resolution. The first resolu-
ton was read and adopted.
The second resolution created some
discussion. The following was offered
as a substitute:
Resolved, that the matter of Perma-
nent Fund be referred to the Executive
Committee, with a recommendation
that the Superintendent be instructed